A visit to the Holy Family Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Holy Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Holy Family Cemetery (FG ID #4332).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Holy Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Family Cemetery:
34.5466, -102.1032
The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Castro County<2>.
The county seat for Castro County is located in Dimmitt. Dimmitt lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Holy Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Holy Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Castro Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westlawn Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Flagg Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Happy Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- The Happy Cemetery is located in Swisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Cemetery
- Springlake Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Springlake Cemetery is located in Lamb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlake Cemetery
- Olton Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- The Olton Cemetery is located in Lamb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olton Cemetery
- Kress Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- The Kress Cemetery is located in Swisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Swisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- St. Anthony's Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Park Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Earth Memorial Perpetual Care Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Lamb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Halfway Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- The Halfway Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Rest Lawn Memorial Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dreamland Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lazbuddie Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- The Lazbuddie Cemetery is located in Parmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazbuddie Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Holy Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nazareth
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dimmitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tulia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Happy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edmonson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kress
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Springlake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Olton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hereford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Earth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Umbarger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Holy Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Castro County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dimmitt
- Happy
- Hart
- Hart lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Holy Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Hereford
- Kress
- Kress lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Holy Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kress.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress
- Olton
- Tulia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Holy Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Castro County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Holy Family Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #4332
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1359473 (Holy Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1359473 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Castro
- Est. Elev: 1146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nazareth
- Location given for Holy Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5470115 Lon: -102.1029661
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Castro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holy Family Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |